CVE-2017-14648
A global buffer overflow was discovered in the iteration_loop function in loop.c in BladeEnc version 0.94.2.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A global buffer overflow was discovered in the iteration_loop function in loop.c in BladeEnc version 0.94.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.41% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- bladeenc/bladeenc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/19/bladeenc-global-buffer-overflow-in-iteration_loop-loop-c/Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-18Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/19/bladeenc-global-buffer-overflow-in-iteration_loop-loop-c/Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-18Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.